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I don't think Pelosi personally cares if the min-wage is $7 or $15. But its not something she's willing to fight for. It's a concession she's willing to make in exchange for something else.
As to Biden's veto threat, its hard to express how much folks already on Medicare hate and fear the idea of Medicare for All. They see it (not incorrectly) as a policy that would involve diluting a pool of money that only ever seems to get smaller for them over time. The veto threat guarantees Biden keeps the elderly votes, in large part because so many old-heads are poisoned against the idea of a broader social safety net.
Then let's tax billionaires to make sure it has the money it needs. But that's never going to happen, because our government is corruption. They will literally do nothing unless they're paid to do something. Whether it's to introduce a bill or vote a particular way on a bill.
We can't, because they dictate who gets to govern in the Senate.
Congress is just a stepping stone to further personal fortune.
Exactly. But no she's not willing to even have it as a concession. She has hundreds of millions of dollars. Everything she says is virtue-signaling, but she's so out of touch that she can't even do that right.